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TO ALL WHOM I T MAY ONCERN:

Be it known that I, MARQUIS D. MeonE, of Brooklyn, in the county ofKings, and State of New York,have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fastencrsfor Wearing-Apparel and l do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a portion ofthis specification', in tvhi'ch A Figure 1 is a, plan viewof a fastenermade `according to my invention.

Figure is a. transverse section of the same, taken in the line a: s: offig. 1.

Figure 3 is a transverse. section 0f the same, taken in the line y 3'/of iig; l.

Figure 4 is an edge view, showing a modification of the invention.

Figure 5 is a plan view ofthe same. I

Figure 6-is a longitudinal section of the same, taken'in-thc line z z of g.'

Figure 7 is a detached view ,of one portion of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theiigures.

The object of this invention is to provide asubstitute forfthe common'butto-n, which 'will net only more securely fasten the apparel to whichit may bemappli'ed, but with which the bntton-bole required withtheaioresaid ordinary-buttonmay be dispensed with., l v

The invention consists in'a fastening composed of two interlocking partsor pieces, so shaped and com' structed that they may be very readilyconnectedordetachcd from each other, the desired result being therebyobtained.

The invention further consists a novel'means whereby the mostedicientoperation of the main feature of the invention ias-secured. Y

To enable others to understandthe'nature and construction of myinvention, I will proceed to describe it with reference t'o thedrawings.

The larger portion or piece of the fastening'is `shown at A, andconsists of a disk, preferably of nearly 'circular form, attaehedtc thedesirediportion, indicated in red outline at A*, of the garment orarticle of apparel, Vby stitches passing through holes formed at or nearopposite edges thereof', as shown at a in figs. 1 and 4.

. Provided in one side or lateral part of the disk or piece A is a deeprecess, indicated at b, whlch is prefer- I ably of tapering form,smallest at its innerend, and which'is also of dove-tail shape;` in itscross-section, being narrowest at the` outer surfacefa, of the saidportion, as shownsmore fully in figs. 2 and It is much pref ferred thatin addition t'o its tapering and dove-tailed shape just hereinbeforedescribed, the. recess, 6, have formed in itssides, and at itsi'unerandsmaller end, two ,notches, b', shown in fig. 1, and the purpo'seofjrhichwill hereinafter appear.:V It should be mentioned thatithe recess b cfthe disk or piece A `shou'ld extend inward beyond a line drawn from oneto the other of the points a, at which'the said piece is attached to thearticle of apparel, in order to secure the more perfect retentioninplace of the two parts ofthe device, when the same is in use infnstening'such apparel, as presently hereinafter set forth. i

The other piece or part of the device'is marked 'B inthe drawings, andis made of such shape as to correA spend withlthat of the recess l ofthe piece A, into which it is designed .to fit. This piece B is attachedto the therein at e. In order to fastenI the two parts-of the garmentorapparell together, thc piece B is tted into the recess b ofthe'pieceA, the two pieces, A B, being thus, as it were, intcrlocked,and the strain upon the said parts of the apparel approximating to thatindicated by the arrows in iigS. 1, 5, and 6. Th'piece A is drawn snuglyinward against the sides of the aforesaid recess z, and being preventedby its dove-tail form from slips ping out toward the outersurface of thedisk or part A, is retainedin the said recess, and the two parts of theapparel are thus-*fastened together. Inasmuch as the recess b extendsinward'beyondthe stitches a, which lsecure the disk or piece A to thegarmenthe clcth of such garment is drawn tightly across at the side of'4the innerend of the aforesaid recess, as shown at 6*, in figs.V 3 and 6,the said tightened portion ofthe cloth serve ing to support theinnermost end against any strain tendingto tilt the said piece, andwhich might otherwise bring the same from its place in the recess b.Furthermore, when the recess is formed with the Vnotches b',hereinbefore described, the spurs cf", provided upon the inncrcnd ofAthe piece B, to iit into the said notches, assist materially ininsuring the secure retention of the niece B in its place. When iti'sdesired to detach the two pieces from cach other, in order to unfastenthe garment, it is of course only necessary to withdraw the piece B fromthe recess bin the piece A. I i

Instead of being made of the particular form hercinbefore described, thcrecess b, together with the piece B, fitting into the same, may be ofany shape desiredwhich will insure the retention of such piece B withinthe recess as set forth; und, furthermore, the lateral studs, and thenotches b receiving the stime, instead'oi` being provided a-t theinnermost ends of the piece B and recess, respectively, may be arrangedat the central portions same. i

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is`

1. The fastener formed in two sections, A B, itted to each other,substantially asshown and described, for

the purpose set forth. g 4

2. The lateral spurs a* of the piece B, arranged to actin connectionwith the notches b nt the sides of the recess in the piece A,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

' M. D. MOORE.

Witnesses J. W. CooMs, A. LE CLERC.

